Shirt



Oct. 27, 1925.

E. E. COBLE SHIRT Filed Oct. 12, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oer. 27, 1925. 1,558,793

E. E. COBLE V SHIRT Filed Oct. 12, 19.21 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4157/655165 @fm/@ff 777er E C35/e Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES PAT 1,558,793 ENT oFE1cE.

ELMER E. COBLE, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF .ONE-FOURTH TO W. LEE PRGVOL, OF CHICAGO, IIILINOIS.

SHIRT.

Application filed October 12, 1921.v Serial No. 507,239.

Be it known thatI, ELMi-:n E. CoBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts, of which the following is a description.

My invention belongs to that general class of devices known as shirts, and relates particularly to a mans shirt which will fit comfortably without binding, and which at the same time will be non-creeping, that is to say, will not pull out of the trousers of the wearer.-

The invention has among its objects the production of a shirt of the kind described that is simple, comfortable, convenient, attractive, durable, etlicient and satisfactory. It has particularly as an object the produ@ tion of a shirt which will not grip nor bind at the crotch, hip or seat, and which may be conveniently put on or removed. It also has as an object the production of'a shirt with the advantages enumerated, which may be manufactured substantially without any additional cost over the present style of shirts on the market. y

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosures herein given.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and' combination of part-s herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a partially completed shirt showing the cut of the front and backA of the same;l

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion of the back;

' Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of substantlally all of the completed shirt, showing the same secured as in use;

Flg. 4 1s a view 1n elevation illustrating the lower ends at the inner and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the lower end of one of the front parts.

Referring to the drawings, in which the side of the leg,

, preferred embodiment of my invention is shown, I generally prefer to make the body rof the shirt out of three portions of material,

l1 constituting the back, and 5, 5, two front side portions secured to the back and arranged to be detachably connected together at the front. It may be mentioned, however, that the same may be made in any number of pieces ysuitably secured together to give the desired etfect,1t being understood that any suitable material may be employed and the shirtn'iay be in' the desired size, the proportions being varied to fit the different users. v

In Fig. l the collarband and sleeves are omitted, this figure particularl illustrating the preferred method of cuttlng the body of the shirt to produce the results herein set forth. ,y j.

As shounnMtheback portion l is provided with the tail prtion divided so as to produce the lower' end portions 2, 2, thesame being preferably cut, as indicated at 3, the desired distance so that the tail consists of substantially two parts which, as will be hereinafter explained, form leg portions. The same, however, may be cut back any desired distance, for instancevas indicated at 4 by the dotted line, this being a matter of preference. The portions 5 are secured to the back 1 at the shoulders and sides by stitching or in any desired manner. As shown, the free or front edges 5, 5, are preferably formed with reinforcements or ands 6 and 8, this being generally common practice, the same being reinforced in any desired manner. Suitable fastening means of the desired type may be employed, but, for purposes of illustration, buttons 7 and buttonholes 9 are shown.

As most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 5, each of the front sides are preferably extended, as indicated at 10, at the front lower edge or bottom, the same being preferably slightly curved or formed, as indicated at 11 to provide tabs which extend transversely of and a substantial distance beyond the meeting edges of the front sides. These are provided with suitable fastening means arranged to cooperate with the tail portions 2-2. For purposes of illustration, I have shown buttons 13 on one part, as shown, on the tail part 2, arranged to cooperate with buttonholes 12l on the front end parts 10.

As most clearly shown in Fig. 1, the back portion is of greater width than the combined widths of the front portions 5, this figure being particularly designed to 1llustrate this, and it will be noted that the parts are cut so as to forma body fit, it being understood, however, that the shirt is not made tight or 'so as to fit the body closely. The shirt is preferably cut as indicated at 19 at the hips, or rather slightly below the hips, and the front and back portions cut at angles` as most clearly shown in Fig. 1. the back being longer than the front. Thls provides the clutch action which I shall hereinafter refer to, in which the front substantially tends to engage the leg at substantially the point marked 14 on the figures referred to, while the back will engage substantially point 15 and ,at the sides engage at 16 at the hip.v The completed shirt is provided with a neclrband 17, towhich a collar may be applied, or the collar may be provided directl on the shirt, and the same sleeve t8, only a portion, thereof being shown.

is provided wit The style of the shirt may be as desired, that is, it may be a dress shirt, negligee shirt, sport shirt, or as desired, the variation in this instance being in the neck,

lsleeves and bosom of the shirt, and in the naterial used.

In use, the shlrt 1s put on slmllar to an `ordinary shirt, and then the tail portion on one side and the front portion on the same side are butoned or secured together below the crotch at the inner side of the leg, as indicated in Fig. 4, the other side being similarly secured.

While the shirt when on may to a certain extent resemble an ordinary union suit consisting of shirt and drawer portions, yet, as

:a matter of fact, the same fits different than the ordinary union suit, although there is no reason why a unlon suit cannot be conv structed in the same way.

.It will be noted that when so constructed, it is absolutely impossible for the shirt to be pulled out of the trousers and the action is' entirely different than were' the shirt merely constructed' with legs. In this case,

'the leg portions do not draw or bind, as an ordinary pair of drawers would at the seat or crotch, owing to the peculiar cut of the garment. When the shirt is pulled up or ifted, for example as indicated in the dotted lines in Fig. 3, the same tends to vform a clutch action substantially at the points 14 and 15- at the front and back of the "leg, whllethe outer side clutches the hip, thesame being entirely Without binding at the crotch or side. l In this connection I generally prefer to provide the back with some fullness, -so that it is a trifle baggy in the seat,

as indicated at.20 in Fig. 4. The effect is similar to the action resulting from the use of an elastic material, but here no elastic material is employed. This effect is secured largely because ofthe style of cut of the material, the lower edges, as shown, bei-ng substantially cut on the bias. The materia).` therefor gives or stretches, and yet draws back to itsoriginal shape and cut.

It is not necessary to button or secure the front or back portions between the legs, in which case the shirt is worn as an ordinary shirt. In this particular instance it -I is noted that there is a tendency for the shirt to clutch at the hips and also at the legs, and prevent pulling out, but the action, of course, is not as satisfactory as where the portions are secured together below the crotch, as described.

While I lave shown buttons, it is, of course obvious that any equivalent fastening means may be employed.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the eXactform, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, or uses mentioned. f

lVhat-I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A shirt comprising fro-nt and back portions, the lower edge of said back ortion and lower edges of said front portlon inclined downwardly from the hip portions to the center of theshirt forming hip covering portions, said back portion being longer than the front portion and terminating in a centrally divided tail to'provide separate triangular leg portions, said front portion having inwardly curved lower ends, terminating in tabs which extend transversely of and a substantial distance beyond the meeting edges of the sides of said front portion, said tabsand triangular leg portions carrying cooperative holding means to secure the same together near a central point at the inner sides of the wearers legs, causing the lower side portions of the shirt to encircle the wearers legs, along lines inclined from points below the crotch to points on the hips whereby said shirt is free of the wearers leg at the crotch and causes a clutching action on the legs only below the crotch and at the hips when the shirt is pulled upwardly.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 

